PORTLAND — Drivers can expect detours and delays as the city does storm drain and utility work on two heavily travelled roads. Starting this week, Canco Road between Reed Street and Wellington is closed to through traffic for two weeks. Residents will be allowed access from the Walton Street end of Canco Road. The work […]

PORTLAND — The Back Cove Neighborhood Association is throwing a block party this weekend on Baxter Boulevard. The boulevard will be closed to automobile traffic from Vannah Street to Payson Park on Sunday, Aug. 8, from noon to 3 p.m. The annual party, now in its third year, is open to the public and the […]

BRUNSWICK — Police arrested a 33-year-old man Wednesday and seized 82 marijuana plants and a hydroponic system at his home. Police arrested Eric Colgan of 90 Maquoit Road at about 5 p.m. The arrest was the result of a search warrant, part of an ongoing drug investigation by the Brunswick Police Department and the Maine […]

SCARBOROUGH — A group of concerned citizens filed a federal lawsuit July 29 to stop government agencies from making a portion of the Eastern Trail available for private development. The complaint in U.S. District Court in Portland lists the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Gov. John […]

BRUNSWICK — The northward extension of the Amtrak Downeaster has been local rail advocates’ dream since 2003. On Monday at Maine Street Station, the first tangible sign that the long-awaited vision is closer to realization was hard to miss. The train delivering 50 strings of steel rail stretched nearly a third of a mile, its cargo […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — An investigation into a fatal July 17 plane crash is focusing on the fuel pump. The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report into the crash that killed 42-year-old Brunswick pilot Mark Haskell and his passenger, 66-year-old Thomas Casagrande of Portland. Haskell, a Portland International Jetport employee who was undergoing his […]

SCARBOROUGH — Police are investigating a reported case of vandalism at a local firearms and ammunition store. The owner of Maine Police and Fire at 715 Route 1 called police on Monday, July 26, after discovering that the rear door of the building had been forced open and the inside of the business was trashed. […]

Critics say the agreement would mean giving up development rights to the last two lots on the fish pier.

Investigators looking for the cause of the July 17 plane crash in South Portland that killed two men are exploring the fuel system as a possible culprit, but they may never know for sure. The National Transportation Safety Board posted its preliminary findings on the crash Thursday on its website. The NTSB does not cite […]

Puppets on parade July 24 at the Harpswell Festival at Mitchell Field.The traditional lobster boat races were held Sunday, July 25, at the Harpswell Festival, and this year the course was close enough to shore so that spectators on land could enjoy the speedy boats.Devon Rosano, 6, holds a horseshoe crab at the petting pond […]